שחמט

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably from Russian ша́хматы (šáxmaty, “chess”), from Persian شاه مات‎ (šâh mât, “checkmate”). The final stress may be due to the predominant Hebrew accent and/or influenced by German Schachmatt (“checkmate”).

Pronunciation
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃaχˈmat/
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Noun

שַׁחְמָט • (shakhmát) m (no plural forms)

  1. chess (two-player board game)

Synonyms
  • מִשְׂחַק הַמְּלָכִים‎ (miskhák ham'lakhím)
  • אִישְׁקוּקָה‎ (ishkuká), אִישְׁקוּקִי‎ (ishkukí)
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